So sorry for the dreadful pronunciation of mojo which doesn’t even make sense in Spanish. I hang my head. All the best to you too sir. Thank you for your comment, hugely appreciated 👍

Woah, concert photography … that’s impressive but also ouch! I’m sorry re the damage... that truly sucks. It’s interesting you mention picture style as I’m not sure you notice it in your own work easily. Can people tell you what your style is? I think that’s impressive if you’ve got it despite the sensor damage. I wish you a positive 2024 … good luck 🤞

Ali, you have fantastic things you focus on. Your photography evolves enormously because you put yourself out there big time and take far more photographic risks than me. My goal 5… be more Ali! 😂 Happy new year lovely and I’ll see you sometime in 2024 x

Ahhh Roy, thank you sir. Happy new year to you and yours. See you on the other side. 😊

Well hello there Jonathan, welcome and a happy new year to you. I think practice and making mistakes is so important. By my goodness is it difficult and at times blooming disheartening! Just keep going and try to hone in on improving a couple of things (or getting your head around them) as opposed to scatter gunning. I wish you every success and I’ll see you next year on here! 👍

I’ll take that! I’m going to look again. Thanks for the fresh eyes and happy new year to you… when it arrives 👍

Oh I know what you mean. It did involve me running around like a nutter to get in the first shot but we got there eventually. I have shots without but they really were lacking something. Happy new year and I’ll see you on the other side 😂

Ohhh thank you so much. I have booked the ferry for Easter and a very excited for my first visit. Thank you 🙏

Cheers Ben. You end comments with Nige make me laugh enormously! See you on the other side and thank you so much for the inspiration this year 👍

Ahhh Richie, thank you so much on both counts. I confess to feeling really relieved when I was there. And… well, welcome 🙏. I hope you have a positive start to the new year and I hope to see you on the other side 😊👍

😊 fair play. I think my idea of a project is to just make me look about as opposed to sitting on one comp for sometimes over an hour and stubbornly ignoring other possibilities ‘just Incase’ . No idea if it will work or if I’ll remember to do it! Have a positive start to 2024. 🎉

@@louisewelcomephotography Wishing you the best in 2024. I’ll be seeing you here throughout the new year. 💜

@@TC_Conner right back atcha TC 👍

@@louisewelcomephotography 💜💜

Ohhh good goals. I like the second and may well carry that idea forward to next year. Good luck and I hope 2024 is productive and mindful for you. 😊

Thank you Alan. 👍

Nick, I get the evolution of projects. The video I have for 2 weeks time is on light and it wasn’t intended as a project but I just found a muse and boom 💥 it just happened. I’d love to know what you consider the project that moved you on the most to be. Happy new year to you also.

Happy New Year! I'm a 76 year old Vietnam Veteran. In 2016 we moved to a small rural town in Central Illinois. I proposed to our local American Legion that I would put a book together with portraits of local veterans of all ages. The project started out with just a B&W portrait and a short 1 or 2 line bio of the veteran. After a few sessions I realized my portrait project was now going to have to include at least a one page bio on the vet which was out of my comfort zone. I ended up having 52 veterans in the book. The legion paid the publishing costs, each vet received a free hardcover copy. I donated all my time and work. I'm proud to say a copy is in our local library and one at our local high school library. The project was published in 2018 and unfortunately 13 of the 52 veterans have passed on. This tribute to these fine men and women has been greatly appreciated by their families who many never had a formal portrait of their loved ones. @@louisewelcomephotography Due to my numerous photo projects (zines) and local FaceBook group posting I have more friends just living in this town of 5,500 in 7 years than 35 years in our previous home with a population of 56,000. Photography has helped me make a connection with my local community.

Thank you Dan. Appreciated 👍

Crikey Timothy, .I think you have made my 2024 and we are only 3 hours in over here 😂. Welcome 🙏 I’m amateur too and I need lots of advice. I look forward to seeing you in 2024 and thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. Happy new year to you sir. 🎉

You are most welcome Alan. Happy new year to you sir. 😊

@@louisewelcomephotography happy new year to you too!

I confess to being a watcher of conditions big time. We have had wet and windy or blanket grey for some time. I hope you do eventually get your snow Susan. Here’s to a few interesting shooting days in 2024. Happy new year.

You are most welcome. Thank you for the feedback Brendan. Have a good new year 😊

Cheers Rob… now to actually fulfill those goals. 🤞 I’ve put it out there now so… pressure 😂. Happy new year to you sir. Thank you for your support this year👍

Ah Mark is that because you choose not to share it? If not, I’d be interested or can help you put yourself out there through a few groups. Nigel, my husband, has said the same but I add some of his shots to my vids as they are genuinely of interest. Now, one shot per week is a tall order in my book. I have spells when I get nowt and then boom 💥… a lot happens. Be flexible and also look behind. 60 years ago… respect sir 🙏. Wishing you a positive 2024 😊

My wife started nagging me to print my best photos as she said "you spend all your time on your computer looking at them and we never see them!" And she was right! She got me a voucher for a couple of huge prints on canvas at a local photographers which got me started and now I have invested in a proper printer - it's really motivating!

@@alandargie9358 what a great wife 👍👍

I’d love to know how you get on Mark.

Hey, thank you. That means a lot. Happy new year Stig. 👍

Ohhhh I love that you say, I’ll just have to go back, that’s exactly what I do and I break it to my husband ohhhhhh soooooo gently 😂. Fresh perspective it probably what’s needed, you have a point. Here’s to that for us both. 🤞

@@louisewelcomephotography My wife was glad that she went along with my whim - Madeira was just about the only place you could fly to in 2020, quick covid test upon landing, then off - My choice of Norway last year worked well too! No rain for two weeks in Skye - She was happy, but I wanted drama - Always remember that Photographers have built-in High Expectations which rarely come to fruition, but when they do WHOOPEE!!!!!

@@hjones451 ohhhhh Norway! 🇳🇴 Big time photo envy! Controlling expectations is so difficult though especially if you do your research… or rather too much of it!

Nice… as long as it’s not during. I may give that a go Cecil. That’s more about energy though, it’s inspiration that I sometimes lack. Have a positive start to 2024 👍

@@louisewelcomephotography it works with game design and writing. It resets the brain so you really are looking at the problem with fresh eyes.

@@cecilsharps that’s logical. I’m going to give that a try. Thank you 👍